We have always boated with dogs. All of them the same breed. Here is the current owner of our boat. The breed is Little River Duck Dog. The smallest of the purebread retriever breeds, it is the official dog of Nova Scotia (Little River is the place in NS where the breed is said to have orginated). The breed has an alternate, more cumbersome name but we much prefer the original name.

These are our boat dogs. Max is on the left and he is a rescue. Maddie is on the right and we got her as a puppy. They are great watch dogs. I lost over 20 pounds this past summer from taking them on walks every day.